Born:
N.Y.C., July 18 (1918) to Sophie and Isador Weber.
Studied:
Educational Alliance 1930-31 N.Y.C., under Abbo Ostrowsky.
Rome, Italy 1957, independent study.
Art Students League, 1957-59, N.Y.C. under Robt Brackman.
Awards:
Wanamaker bronze medal, 1932 N.Y.C., age 14.
Berkshire Art Association, Pittsfield, Ma., best in the show, first prize.
Thursday Morning Club, Gt. Barrington, MA., Pastel, First Prize.
Exhibited:
Schenectady, N.Y. Museum.
Wadsworth Athaneum, Hartford, CT.
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA.
Press Club, N.Y.C.
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany.
Collection:
Williams College Laurence Collection, Williamstown, MA.
Gov. Cuomo, Albany, N.Y.
St. Perkins, Blue Hill, Maine.
Raytheon Corporation, Boston, MA.
Senator and Mrs. Sam Nunn, Aranta, GA.
City of Troy, N.Y. (Commission).
Wolforts Rosst Country Club, Albany, N.Y.
City of Hamilton, Bermuda. (Commision).
And numerous private collections.
Mr. Weber:
In recent years, has gained national recognition with his townscapes panoramic
print series. Begun in 1980, these prints are derived from watercolors,
painted on location, making it possible to capture the particular character
of a community, as well as learn a good bit of its history, by talking to
a good many people.
To date, Leonard Weber has painted approximately 50 cities, towns, villages,
restorations and historic sites, many of which have been commissions.
He has been invited to Japan, twice, for a 10 city tour of his watercolors.
(Nov. 1999) (Oct. 2002).
Subsecuent to painting Annapolis, Maryland, in 1993, Leonard Weber was made
an honorary citizen of that city, by Gov, Schaeffer.
His prints can be seen in Portugal, England, Taiwan and of course Japan
and throughout the U.S.A.
Leonard Weber lives in Monterey, Massachusetts, a Berkshire village, where
he maintains a gallery.